UN censures Israeli restrictions as obstacle for providing aid, shelter in Gaza
The United Nations has censured the Israeli regime's "restrictions on access" as the main obstacle to extending aid and providing shelter for hapless Palestinians displaced across the Gaza Strip.
"The main obstacle is restrictions on access to 65 percent of Gaza's land," Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, told reporters at a media briefing on Wednesday. "The remaining 35 percent is already overcrowded," he said.
Dujarric said the displaced Palestinians gathered in overcrowded parts of the Palestinian territory pose a serious logistical challenge as the weather gets cold and rain begins.
He said the UN is assessing emergency measures to protect Palestinian families from winter downpours.
Humanitarian teams working with the UN are evaluating more than 450 existing displacement camps facing severe flooding hazards, which house roughly one-fifth of Gaza's population, Dujarric stressed.
He said the teams had inspected three potential relocation zones for temporary shelters to assist families choosing to leave flood-prone grounds near building ruins at risk of collapsing on displaced families sheltered in them.
Dujarric added that humanitarian agencies working with the UN urgently need the Israeli regime to lift its restrictions so they can bring in heavy machinery, spare parts, engine oil, and critical supplies to prepare the groundwork for winter preparations.
They also require funding for emergency fuel and durable materials to repair damaged structures, he said.
He pointed out that medical shortages severely constrain screening and treatment for Palestinians in Gaza, especially in the treatment of cancer patients.
Israeli forces' attacks have targeted Lebanon as well, despite a Washington-brokered framework agreement signed by Tel Aviv and Beirut to end hostilities.
According to Gaza's Health Ministry on Wednesday, since the Israeli regime forces launched their genocidal war on Gaza on October 8, 2023, the Zionist forces have killed more than 74,000 people and destroyed 90 percent of the Palestinian land's infrastructure.
Despite a US-brokered truce going into effect in October 2025, Israeli violations of the ceasefire have continued on a daily basis, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,400 additional Palestinians, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
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